Pirates of 21st century: US cruise liner attack by pirates off East Africa

05.11.2005 17:01

A US luxury cruise liner was attacked by heavily-armed pirates off the eastern African coast Saturday, US media reported. Pirates in two armed boats approached the Miami-based Seabourn Spirit some 170 km off the coast of Somalia and fired a rocket-propelled grenade and several machine-gun shots.

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